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Disseminated gonorrhea and rising rates of STIs

14 Feb 2022

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Reported gonorrhea cases have more than doubled in recent years. Untreated gonorrhea may occasionally cause potentially fatal conditions, such as infective endocarditis. In this episode, Dr. Carl Boodman, infectious disease and medical microbiology fellow at the University of Manitoba, discusses a case of disseminated gonococcal infection in a 54- year old man who presented to ER with a new heart murmur. The case was described in a recent CMAJ article, which explains that the patient had developed an aortic root abscess and a fistula from his right ventricle to the aortic root.Dr. Boodman tells Dr. Blair Bigham and Dr. Mojola Omole that, while severe cases of disseminated gonococcal infection such as this remain relatively rare, he is seeing more of them in Manitoba. He emphasizes the importance of detecting and treating gonococcal infection before it has a chance to progress.Gonorrhea is just one of the bacterial STIs on the rise. Drs. Bigham and Omole also speak with Dr. Jason Wong, a Public Health and Preventive Medicine specialist in BC, about what’s behind the rise in STIs and about what lessons can be learned from the relative decline in HIV infections.Comments or questions? Text us.Join us as we explore medical solutions that address the urgent need to change healthcare. Reach out to us about this or any episode you hear. Or tell us about something you'd like to hear on the leading Canadian medical podcast.You can find Blair and Mojola on X @BlairBigham and @DrmojolaomoleX (in English): @CMAJ X (en français): @JAMC FacebookInstagram: @CMAJ.ca The CMAJ Podcast is produced by PodCraft Productions

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